Systems and methods for information management involving taxonomy and lifespan planning
First Claim
1. A method for information management involving taxonomy and lifespan planning, said method comprising the steps of:
- allowing a user to select a first taxonomy domain from a first hierarchical classification system, said first hierarchical classification system comprising a first set of taxonomy domains in various tiers of a first taxonomy;
receiving said first taxonomy domain from said user;
allowing said user to select a second taxonomy domain from a second hierarchical classification system, said second hierarchical classification system comprising a second set of taxonomy domains in various tiers of a second taxonomy;
receiving said second taxonomy domain from said user; and
in response to receiving said first taxonomy domain and said second taxonomy domain, generating an association between said first taxonomy domain and said second taxonomy domain, said association relating to one or more instances, wherein, each of said one or more instances is defined by an element and a specification, and said one or more instances are identified through the steps of;
generating an environment status for said association, said environment status comprising one or more statuses, generating a lifespan stage for said association, said lifespan stage comprising one or more stages, said one or more stages corresponding to said one or more statues of said environment status, for each of said one or more statuses of said environmental status, determining whether an instance related to said association exists in said status, responsive to the determination that said instance exists in said status, selecting, from said one or more stages of said lifespan stage, a stage for said instance based in part upon said status, and further identifying a stage term and a date of entry for said instance in said stage.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for aiding users in collecting, organizing and deploying various types of data that are simultaneously related to at least two taxonomies. In the present invention, the functionalities for facilitating information management include, but not limited to, visualizing the relatedness between the data and the taxonomies, assisting users in strategic planning based in part upon lifespan information of the data, establishing information standards and keeping track of any information change to generate impact analyses and reports. One particular application of the present invention is an Information Technology (IT) Architecture Management System.
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50 Claims
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1. A method for information management involving taxonomy and lifespan planning, said method comprising the steps of:
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allowing a user to select a first taxonomy domain from a first hierarchical classification system, said first hierarchical classification system comprising a first set of taxonomy domains in various tiers of a first taxonomy;
receiving said first taxonomy domain from said user;
allowing said user to select a second taxonomy domain from a second hierarchical classification system, said second hierarchical classification system comprising a second set of taxonomy domains in various tiers of a second taxonomy;
receiving said second taxonomy domain from said user; and
in response to receiving said first taxonomy domain and said second taxonomy domain, generating an association between said first taxonomy domain and said second taxonomy domain, said association relating to one or more instances, wherein, each of said one or more instances is defined by an element and a specification, and said one or more instances are identified through the steps of;
generating an environment status for said association, said environment status comprising one or more statuses, generating a lifespan stage for said association, said lifespan stage comprising one or more stages, said one or more stages corresponding to said one or more statues of said environment status, for each of said one or more statuses of said environmental status, determining whether an instance related to said association exists in said status, responsive to the determination that said instance exists in said status, selecting, from said one or more stages of said lifespan stage, a stage for said instance based in part upon said status, and further identifying a stage term and a date of entry for said instance in said stage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for information management involving taxonomy and lifespan planning, said system comprising:
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a data storage device configured to include at least a database; and
a processor having access to said database, said processor configured to perform the steps of;
receiving a first user input, said first user input comprising a first taxonomy domain selected from a first hierarchical classification system, said first hierarchical classification system comprising a first set of taxonomy domains in various tiers of a first taxonomy;
receiving a second user input, said second user input comprising a second taxonomy domain selected from a second hierarchical classification system, said second hierarchical classification system comprising a second set of taxonomy domains in various tiers of a second taxonomy;
in response to receiving said first taxonomy domain and said second taxonomy domain, generating an association between said first taxonomy domain and said second taxonomy domain, said association relating to one or more instances, each of said one or more instances including at least an element and a specification;
identifying said one or more instances from said database through the steps of;
(A) generating an environment status for said association, said environment status comprising one or more statuses, (B) generating a lifespan stage for said association, said lifespan stage comprising one or more stages, said one or more stages corresponding to said one or more statues of said environment status, (C) for each of said one or more statuses of said environmental status, determining whether an instance related to said association exists in said status, (D) responsive to the determination that said instance exists in said status, selecting, from said one or more stages of said lifespan stage, a stage for said instance based in part upon said status, and (E) further identifying a stage term and a date of entry for said instance in said stage. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method for managing information associated with different taxonomies, said method comprising the steps of:
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allowing a user to select a first taxonomy domain from a first taxonomy, and further select a second taxonomy domain from a second taxonomy;
responsive to receiving said first taxonomy domain and said second taxonomy domain, determining whether neither said first taxonomy domain nor said second taxonomy domain has sub-domains, and if so, searching a database storing data regarding a plurality of instances to identify one or more instances relating to an association between said first taxonomy domain and said second taxonomy domain and display said one or more instances in an environment status and a lifespan stage; and
otherwise, triggering a rollup application prior to displaying any instances relating to said association between said first taxonomy domain and said second taxonomy domain. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An information management system for associating different taxonomies, said system comprising:
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a data storage device configured to include at least a database, said database storing data relating to a plurality of instances, each of said plurality of instances defined by an element in conjunction with a specification;
a processor having access to said database, said processor configure for;
receiving a user input comprising a first taxonomy domain from a first taxonomy and a second taxonomy domain from a second taxonomy;
responsive to receiving said first taxonomy domain and said second taxonomy domain, determining whether neither said first taxonomy domain nor said second taxonomy domain has sub-domains;
responsive to the determination that neither domain has sub-domains, searching said database to identify one or more instances relating to an association between said first taxonomy domain and said second taxonomy domain;
responsive to the determination that at least said first taxonomy domain has sub-domains, identifying a set of sub-domains of said first taxonomy domain;
associating each of said set of sub-domains with said second taxonomy domain to create a set of sub-associations;
for each of said set of sub-associations, searching said database to identify instances relating to said sub-association;
categorizing said instances into several groups of instances based upon a specific item, each of said groups having the same value of said specific item; and
incrementing counts for each of said several groups of instances. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A method of standardization for information management, said method comprising the steps of:
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allowing a user to select a first taxonomy domain from a first information taxonomy and a second taxonomy domain from a second information taxonomy;
identifying and displaying one or more instances from a database storing data for a number of instances, said one or more instances relating to an association between said first taxonomy domain and said second taxonomy domain;
allowing said user to insert an additional instance as related to said association;
determining whether said additional instance is marked by said user as standard, and if not, inserting said additional instance into said database as related to said association;
(A) responsive to the determination that said additional instance is marked as standard, further determining whether said first taxonomy domain is a first standard domain of said first information taxonomy, and if so, marking said additional instance as a first standard for said second taxonomy domain prior to inserting said additional instance into said database as related to said association; and
(B) responsive to the determination that said first taxonomy domain is not said first standard domain of said first information taxonomy, determining whether said first standard exists for said second taxonomy domain, (1) responsive to the determination that said first standard does not exist for said second taxonomy domain, marking said additional instance as a second standard for said second taxonomy domain prior to inserting said additional instance into said database as related to said association, and (2) responsive to the determination that said first standard exists for said second taxonomy domain, determining whether said additional instance matches said first standard, (a) responsive to the determination that said additional instance matches said first standard, marking said additional instance as a third standard matching said first standard for said second taxonomy domain prior to inserting said additional instance into said database as related to said association, and (b) responsive to the determination that said additional instance does not match said first standard, alerting to said user that said additional instance does not match said first standard. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of impact analysis for information management, said method comprising the steps of:
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(A) identifying a first instance related to a first association between a first organizational taxonomy domain with a first architectural taxonomy domain;
(B) displaying information regarding said first instance for a user input to modify said information, said information including an element, an specification, an environment status, a lifespan stage and related stage terms and dates of entry in connection with said first instance;
(C) modifying said first instance based upon said user input;
(D) identifying a second instance related to a second association between a second organizational taxonomy domain with a second architectural taxonomy domain;
(E) determining a change in said second instance as a result of modifying said first instance; and
(F) generating a report including said modification of said first instance and said change in said second instance. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method for facilitating cost control in IT asset management, said method comprising the steps of:
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selecting an organization taxonomy domain from a hierarchical organization taxonomy comprising multiple organization taxonomy domains;
selecting an architecture taxonomy domain from a hierarchical architecture taxonomy comprising multiple architecture taxonomy domains;
searching a database based upon an association between said organization taxonomy domain and said architecture taxonomy domain to identify one or more instances related to said association, each of said one or more instances comprising a specific item of cost; and
calculating, for said organization taxonomy domain associated with said architecture taxonomy domain, a total cost of said one or more instances based upon said specific item of cost. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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